14 DAY TRIAL // Jose Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa, best known as “El Chino Antrax,” one of Mexico's most wanted drug lords, was arrested in Amsterdam after arriving on the airport from Latin America under a fake name. The top drug handler of one of South America's most powerful cartels is also one of the two leaders of a group of hit men known as “Anthrax.”
Like many of today's criminals, Gamboa couldn't help himself not brag about his luxurious and extravagant lifestyle on the social media, thing that is believed to have led officers and investigators to build a case against him.
The group, the notorious drug lord is believed to belong to, is accused of a series of murders, both for revenge and just to intimidate people. They were also in the middle of a bloody cartel war that took several lives and caused massive damage in 2008. Gamboa is suspected of being one of the right-hand men of the Sinaloa cartel bosses who control most of the drug trafficking in the area.
El Chino Antrax was described as a fit and elegant person, with a passion for expensive champagne, sports cars and yachts, according to Daily Mail. The Instagram and Twitter accounts allegedly belonging to him were filled with photos of a guy fitting the description, with a blurred out face, posing with incredibly expensive items.
From the most luxurious cars to customized automatic weapons and incredibly happy beautiful women, the man resembled the perfect description of the drug lord. The account even featured a photo of him appearing besides Paris Hilton, but reports say he just photobombed the star during an interview, notes Daily Mail.
The detail appearing in most photos is a prominent skull-shaped ring, that also appeared in a photo posted online while Gamboa was in custody, making people doubt the account was actually his. The photo posted just a few hours ago featured a hand wearing that particular ring on a newspaper article about his arrest.
It is believed that the photo was posted as a distraction and that the account really did belong to the dangerous felon. Authorities managed to gather important intel from the accounts that the man had, helping them build up a case and find details useful for his arrest.